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Diseases

Tomato Early Blight

Solanum lycopersicum L.

A fungal disease of tomatoes caused by Alternaria solani, characterized by the appearance of spots with concentric zonation on leaves, stems, and fruits. Variety resistance is primarily polygenic in nature.

In the reference 220 varieties crop Tomato, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary pathogen of tomato early blight is the fungus Alternaria solani Sorauer; small-spored species such as Alternaria alternata and Alternaria tomatophila also occur. The disease affects all above-ground plant organs, manifesting on leaves as dark brown spots with distinct concentric zonation and a yellow halo. Elongated spots appear on stems and petioles, leading to cracking and tissue breakage, while fruit infection is most often localized in the peduncle area in the form of sunken, dry, dark spots.

Unlike a number of other tomato diseases, no clear dominant resistance genes used in standard variety coding descriptions have been identified for early blight. In international practice, the codes As (for Alternaria solani) and Aal (for Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici) are used to denote resistance to the pathogen. Due to the polygenic nature of resistance, breeding programs typically assess the level of tolerance or the degree of plant susceptibility using scoring scales rather than the presence of specific genes.

General information about the subject — on the page Alternaria blight.

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Varieties of Tomato mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Felichita F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Mashtakov Mykola Oleksiiovych, Mashtakova Anna Kharlampiievna, Mashtakov Oleksii Oleksiiovych, Dubinin Serhii Volodymyrovych,

UA
2 records

Debut F1

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Hari Besels

UA
1 record

Count

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Petoseed Co INC (US)

FR
1 record

Caline

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

Chicago F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sylvain Bontems

UA
1 record

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

WESTERN SEED ESPAÑA, S.A.

ES
1 record

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SAKATA SEED AMERICA INC US

FR
1 record

Cherry Blossom

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Frank Tardieu

UA
2 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Kovbasenko Raisa Vasylivna, Kovbasenko Kateryna Opanasivna, Kovbasenko Vasyl` Mykhailovych, Hubar Mykola Ivanovych, Horkutsenko Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych,

UA
2 records

Bradley

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
1 record

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Korets`ka Olena Oleksandrivna, Kovbasenko Raisa Vasylivna, Kovbasenko Kateryna Opanasivna, Kovbasenko Vasyl` Mykhailovych, Hubar Mykola Ivanovych, Horkutsenko Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych,

UA
2 records

Avrora F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Panchev IUrii Ivanovych

UA
2 records

Bazylevs

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Shkl`oda Natalia Stepanivna, Diachenko Liudmyla Ivanivna, Tolinova Tetiana Oleksiivna, Lysak Nataliia Serhiivna, Pylypenko Liubov Vasylivna, Krutko Roman Vasylovych,

UA
2 records

Aniuta F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Paramonova Tetiana Vladyslavivna, Orlova Anna Ihorivna, Chernenko Kateryna Mykhailivna, Miroshnichenko Tetiana Mykolaivna, Udovichenko Svitlana Mykolaivna, Krutko Roman Vasylovych,

UA
3 records

Alexsia F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

J. Hoogstarten

UA
2 records

Patty

Withdrawn

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

NL
1 record

Voiazh F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UA
2 records

Yurand F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UA
1 record

Zhavoronok F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UA
1 record

Sunstart F1

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UA
1 record

TS500

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

IT
1 record